Improvement in portable cooking-ranges



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JOHN V AN I Improvement in Portable Cooking Ranges.

119,066. Patented Sep. 19,1871.

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JOHN VAN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN PdRTABLE COOKING-RANGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,066, datedSeptember 19, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN VAN, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable(looking-Ranges, of which the following is a'specification:

The first part of my improvements consists in an arrangement of flues,breeching, and extended top at the rear of the range, which combines thefollowing advantages, to wit: Maintaining and increasing the heat of theovens at that part; furnishingaddition al heating surface to the topplate; ready cleaning of the flues at this part, and, in connection witha damper hereinafter described, enabling the heating action to .berestricted to one side of the stove. The arrangement of the flues isalso advantageous in that, while heating the ovens, it leaves the backfire-plate exposed to the atmosphere and conse quently not liable toburn out. The second part of my improvements relates to a combined shelfand back plate, which, in combination with the extended top, forms avaluable addition to the heated top surface protected from draughts ofcold air, upon which surface vessels may be pushed back or placed forthe purpose of slow cooking or of keeping warm, and forming a perfectguard and protection against the losing of vessels over the edge of thetop when the'range is full. The third part of my improvements relates toa peculiar form and adaptation of detachable broiler.

Figurel is a perspective view of a cookingrange embodying myimprovements. Fig 2 is a transverse section of the same at the line XX,a

portion of the wall-protector being broken away. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section in the plane of the damper. through the rear fluesand breeching. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the broiler and itssupporting-bracket detached. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section throughthe broiler.

I provide my ash-pit A with a dischargingspout, B, which extends theentire length and breadth of said pit, and which may communicate, by apipe or flue, with an ash-bin in the cellar or basement of the house inwhich the range is placed. The floor of my ash-pit consists of a plateor flap, 0, attached to a horizontal shaft which is journaled in thefront and back plates of the body and terminates in front of the Fig. 4is a transverse section taken.

range in a handle, D, by which the flap can be tipped, as in Fig.1, soas to dump the entire contents of the ash-pit and discharge the sameinto an ashbin or other suitable receptacle below. From the fire-box Ethe flues F F diverge in opposite directions around the two ovens G G,and discharge into flues H H, one in rear of each oven, whose heat theythus serve to increase and maintain, which rear fines H H unite in acombined flue which I term a breeching, I, that discharges by neck Jinto pipe K, which leads into the house-chimney. The rear flues H H,being separated from each other by the entire width of the fire-box,leave the back plate of the latter exposed to the cooling influence ofthe external air, and thus prevent its burning out so quickly as itwould do if covered by the flue so as to have flame on both sides of it.L is a damper, which, being closed, compels the smoke to circulateentirely around one oven, or, being opened, permits it to circulateequally around both ovens, as already explained hence, for summer use,when little fire and but one oven is desired, the apparatus may beemployed as a single-oven stove, and thus save the expense of anadditional stove. The top plate M of the range extends rearward to forma hot shelf, m, to which is secured a wall-protector or back plate, N,which is provided with a shelf, 0, perforated at 0 to receive thesmoke-pipe 3, and whose supportingends P have apertures, 9, to receiveand hold the smoke-pipe or pipes from one or more broilers, to bepresently described. Projecting from either or both sides of the rangeare hooks Q, on which to hang a bracket, R, whose rim 1 engages oversaid hooks, and has projections r that rest against the side of therange and support the said rim in a horizontal position. Resting in therim r is the ash-pan S of my detachable broiler T, surmounted bycustomary inclosing-box U, whose curved front portion has a sliding dooror visor, V, which visor is confined to its proper path by guides W andby pinions X, which latter mesh in curved racks Y attached to the innersurface of the visor. The pinions are mounted on a shaft, Z, jourualedin the sides of the box U. One end of this shaft projects outside of thebox and takes the form of a square or other noncircular arbor, z, toreceive a gravitating latch, 1, that, by engaging over the said arbor,operates to hold the visor to any desired-height. The visor is providedwith a handle, o. This mode of supporting the broiler-door is believedto be a valuable substitute for the customary pulleys, chains, andcounterweights, which are a source of serious annoyance and expense, byreason of their frequent burning, clogging, and wearing out. A pipe, 2,leading from the rear upper part of the box U through the apertures 19into the chimney 3, serves to conduct off all fumes arising from theoperation of the broiling-chamber. Openings at in the top extension,immediately over the rear fines, enable the ready clearing of thelatter. These openings are closed by suitable lids.

I claim as new and of my invention 1. The described arrangement of rearflues H H behind the ovens, connected at their upper portion by thebreeching I, whose neck J discharges into the smoke-stack throughextension on of the top plate.

2. The combined arrangement of rear flues and breeching H H I, extensionon of the top plate, and elevated back plate N to a portablecookingrange, substantially as and for the objects explained.

3. In the described combination with the rear fines H H I and rearextension m of top plate, the combined back-plate guard and shelf N O 0P 1), formed and arranged as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The arrangement of detachable broiler T, bracket It, hooks Q, box U,and pipe 2.

5. The visor or broiler-door V, supported in any desired position bymeans of the pinions X, curved racks Y, shaft Z, and latch 1.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

Witnesses: JOHN VAN.

GEO. H. KNIGHT, JAivrns- H. LAYMAN. (104.)

